Archive for January, 2017

Get ready for this year’s Industry Innovation Idea (i3) Challenge. Start putting your teams together – six students from any major – and mark your calendars for Saturday, Feb. 25, for the third annual i3 Challenge.

Students will spend the day working alongside an industry mentor and will create an innovative idea, competing for a $500 grand prize. Registration will open soon. In the meantime, if you have questions, reach out to Laurie Koehler at lkoehler@georgefox.edu.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is getting ready to welcome hundreds of prospective students to compete for scholarships at Scholarship Competition. Please be courteous of our guests by avoiding parking in the Hoover and Stevens Center parking lots on Thursday, Feb. 2 (after noon), and Friday, Feb. 3.

On Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., you’ll have the opportunity to attend the IDEA Center’s first on-campus Job & Internship Fair! Employers from the Portland area and beyond are coming to talk to students from all majors and recruit for open jobs and internships. They will be in Canyon Commons 101-103.

This is an amazing opportunity to connect with industry-leading companies right here on the George Fox campus! Stay tuned for updates on IDEA Center workshops in the coming weeks that have been specifically designed to help you prepare well and stand out in the crowd.

Come join us to hear Emily Palkert, head volleyball coach, speak on the topic, “The Identity Crisis of Being a College Student.”

All are invited to this Bruins LEAD event, scheduled from 8:40 to 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in Lemmons 8. You don’t have to be an athlete or coach to be part of Bruins LEAD, so please join us even if you are not directly connected to athletics. Snacks will be provided!

To celebrate Black History Month, the Black Student Union is hosting two movie screenings. The first is this Friday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the FoxHole, when we will watch Freedom, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. The movie is about two men separated by time, on the hunt for freedom.

The Delight Women’s Bible Study is hosting Pam Lau this week for a special talk on what it looks like to be “Better Together.” Join us at 8:45 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in Canyon Commons 101.

Pam will talk about the deep need women have to connect at a deeper level as she shares real-life stories and uses Scripture to support the fact that even though we’re more connected than ever before we are more lonely than ever before. Pam has recently been traveling and speaking about her book A Friend in Me: How to be a Safe Haven for Other Women. This is one of many books she has written.

Pam is impassioned to speak the word of Jesus as it continually transforms us. This is a chapel elective credit option. Ladies, join us for snacks, fellowship and incredible influence.

Do tests drive you crazy? You read the book, did the assignments, studied the night before, and still didn’t do as well as you wanted on your test. What else can you do?

Tomorrow (Thursday), Rick Muthiah, director of Learning Support Services, will cover several strategies for improving performance on tests in an ARC-sponsored workshop, “How to Get A’s on All Your Tests (or at Least Become a Better Test Taker).” Join us from 10:50 to 11:40 a.m. in Hoover 105.

Interested in being a leader next semester? Come to a Peer Advisor information meeting tomorrow (Thursday) at 9 p.m. in Lemmons 8.

Peer Advisors assist in helping new students feel at home at George Fox, from Welcome Weekend through their first semester. This is a fun and important role. Come learn what is required and how you can apply.

Check out what is on sale during the Bruin Store’s February clearance sale! Oh and by the way, Nike is included! Shop while supplies last. Offers are valid both in store and online at georgefoxshop.com.

There are a number of textbook orders waiting to be picked up at the Bruin Store. If you have not for whatever reason received an email notification and are waiting for an order, please come by the Bruin Store between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday or between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday to pick up your purchased textbook(s).

Learn how to have quality relationships with the people you serve! The university’s Individual and Family Matters Counseling Clinic is hosting an eight-week group at the Portland Center that will offer all students or professionals in the fields of education, mental health, physical health or ministry the opportunity to improve the quality of their connections and overall care of the people they serve.

This group is based in Relational Cultural Theory and will also offer insights and growth for working with diverse communities and individuals. The whole group costs $40 and begins Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m.

The Oregon Historical Society’s special anniversary exhibit, “Vision, Mission, Values: 125 Years of George Fox University,” will end this Sunday, Feb. 5. As the oldest Christian institution in Oregon, we have a lot of history to share!

The exhibit highlights key individuals who shaped our story, special places and unique artifacts from campus life over the past 125 years.

The Oregon Historical Society is located at 1200 S.W. Park Ave., in Portland. More information is available at this link.

Want a chance to win a Dutch Bros gift card? As part of Kevin Tshilombo’s campaign for VP of multicultural life, he is doing a photo contest. If you find a black cardboard key with the word “Understand” on it, take a picture with it and post it on any social media site (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) with the hashtags #UnderstandingIsKey and #Vote4Kevin. You will be entered to win a Dutch Bros gift card!

The contest runs through Sunday, Feb. 5, and the winner will be announced the morning of Feb. 6. For more information and clues of the key’s whereabouts, search “Kevin T. 4 VP of Multicultural Life” on Facebook!

Want to learn how to make better connections with others? Come to a workshop on social interaction and learn new skills for meeting people, making friends, and building a close-knit community.

The workshop is taught by Daniel Wendler, MA, author of the book Improve Your Social Skills and a graduate student in the George Fox Doctor of Clinical Psychology program. Availability will be limited, so if you are interested, reserve your spot today by contacting the Health and Counseling Center at ext. 2340. (Dates and times will be determined by student availability.)

As part of the university’s 125th anniversary celebration, special guest Peter Kreeft, PhD, a professor of philosophy from Boston College, will speak in Bauman Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17. The title of his presentation is “Lewis & Tolkien: Christian Faith in a Postmodern World.”

Kreeft is the author of 75 books as well as a popular writer of Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics. His books include Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Christianity for Modern Pagans and Fundamentals of the Faith. Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Mu Kappa Club is meeting tonight (Tuesday) in the International House at 7 p.m.! Hang out with students who have lived in other countries or experienced other cultures, and learn about just how global our campus community is. We will be discussing our vision for the club, eating yummy snacks and just hanging out. Feel free to drop by and bring a friend!

Mu Kappa Club exists to create space for this kind of interaction in a fun and friendly group, and to advocate for and support MKs, TCKs and international students here at George Fox! Hope to see you there!

The Delight Women’s Bible Study is hosting Pam Lau this week for a special talk on what it looks like to be “Better Together.” Join us at 8:45 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 2, in Canyon Commons 101.

Pam will talk about the deep need women have to connect at a deeper level as she shares real-life stories and uses Scripture to support the fact that even though we’re more connected than ever before we are more lonely than ever before. Pam has recently been traveling and speaking about her book A Friend in Me: How to be a Safe Haven for Other Women. This is one of many books she has written.

Pam is impassioned to speak the word of Jesus as it continually transforms us. This is a chapel elective credit option. Ladies, join us for snacks, fellowship and incredible influence.